One of my chance meetings back in February at San Juan Beach allowed me the good fortune to meet some folks in Manila that get together twice a week for AcroYoga in the park. It's a free way to get some yoga in while traveling and this variation is a workout that's fun and social. Plus it's free, which also happens to be my favorite beer as well. Coincidence? I doubt it. So I'm back in the Philippines for round two. This time I will focus on the southern islands...

Welcome to the Philippines! My first piece of advice for anyone arriving here in Manila is get ready for a traffic congestion nightmare and don't judge the country on this first impression. I thought I'd seen bad traffic in Lima Peru but it's way worse here. So the first thing I decided to do was leave. I'm taking a bus north to anywhere they will take me. When I showed up at the bus terminal, everything was booked thanks to a long holiday weekend for Chinese...